Effectiveness evaluation of the N-O-T smoking cessation program for adolescents
Connie L Kohler1, Yu-Mei M Schoenberger, T Mark Beasley
1Department of Health Behavior, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1530 3rd Avenue South, RPHB 227, Birmingham, AL 35294-0022, USA. ckohler@uab.edu
Objective:
To evaluate the effectiveness of the Not-On-Tobacco Program.
Methods:
Forty-four high schools implemented the program (n=241 students), with 27 comparison schools (n=251 students). Students reported smoking in the last 7 and 30 days at baseline and follow-up.
Results:
Those in the program had an increased likelihood of reporting 30-day abstinence at end of program (OR = 4.2) but not at 6 or 12 months. For 7-day abstinence there was no significant difference for any time point.
Conclusions:
In this effectiveness evaluation the N-O-T Program increased quitting during the program, but the effects were not present at 6 or 12 months.
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